Madison, New Jersey

Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey. The village of "Bottle Hill" was established in the area by British settlers in 1715, and it was later renamed to "South Hanover". In 1834, the settlement was renamed in honor of President James Madison, and, on 27 December 1889, Madison seceded from Chatham. Madison experienced numerous waves of migration and immigration, beginning with French settlers after the American Revolutionary War, and followed by African-Americans from the early 19th century, the Irish in the mid-19th century, and the Germans and Italians at the turn of the 20th century. In 2017, Madison had a population of 16,033 people.